iPad

Change backlight brightness

Opens the Hardware Keyboard options in Settings > Keyboard so you can change the backlight brightness controls.

Actions

URLs, Web

URL

Passes the specified URL to the next action.

Safari, Web

Open URLs

Opens URLs passed into the action in Safari (or the corresponding app if it’s a deep link).

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Edit Universal Control preferences

Opens into Settings > Display on iOS and System Settings > Displays on macOS so you can arrange your Mac or iPad displays accordingly.

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Change auto lock settings

Opens the deep link into the Auto Lock settings so you can customize your iPad’s timeout.

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Change Dynamic Type text size settings

Opens the deep link into Settings > Display > Text Size so you can control how things look on your iPad.

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Open keyboard settings

Opens the Settings app to General > Keyboard so you can change options as needed.

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Open Slide Over apps

Uses Open App > Slide Over to open your favorite apps in Slide Over – I use 1Password, Music, Twitter, Craft, Notes, and Things.

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Enable rotation

Turns off Orientation Lock, letting your device rotate freely.

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Extra Details

Link to Run Shortcut

shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Change%20backlight%20brightness

Link to Open Shortcut

shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Change%20backlight%20brightness

AppleScript code

tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “Change backlight brightness” end tell

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Takes an input location or your current location and searches for gas stations, then gives you driving directions to your choice.

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